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Engine Trouble Caused Small Plane Crash Near Atlantic City's Airport, Pilot Uninjured: Police
A Florida pilot's small plane crashed when it experienced engine trouble shortly after taking off from Atlantic City International Airport (ACY), authorities said. Galloway Township police responded to the report of a plane crash in a field near the 200 block of Liebig Street at around 3:42 p.m. on Wednesday, July 31. A man called 911, saying the plane hit a tree and he was helping the pilot get out of the aircraft. Investigators said the single-engine Cirrus SR-22 took off from ACY but the plane began experiencing engine trouble. The pilot contacted air traffic control and used the pl…
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Small Plane Crashes Near South Jersey Regional Airport: FAA
A single-engine Beechcraft Sierra crashed shortly after departing South Jersey Regional Airport in Lumberton, according to the FAA, The crash occurred at around 5:15 p.m. on Monday, April 22. Only the pilot was on board, the FAA said. The federal agency did not say whether the pilot was injured. The FAA and the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) will investigate. The NTSB will be in charge of the investigation and will provide any updates.
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NTSB Releases Findings In Chopper 6 Crash
In a preliminary report, federal investigators say there were no obvious engine issues that would have led to the fatal crash of news Chopper 6 last month. The 6abc helicopter was en route from an assignment near Atlantic City, New Jersey when it crashed in Wharton State Forest around 8 p.m. on Dec. 19, the station said previously. Pilot Monroe Smith, 67, of Glenside, and videographer Christopher Dougherty, 45, of Oreland, both died in the wreck. In its first preliminary report on the crash issued Wednesday, Jan. 17, the National Transportation Safety Board said it found "No anomalies of…
Police & Fire
Police ID Pilot Killed In Crash That Sparked Jersey Shore Wildfire
The pilot killed in a plane crash near Robert J. Miller Airpark in Lacey Township has been identified, authorities said. Oscar Molina, 61, of Long Brach was killed when his Cirrus SR20 crashed at about 10:40 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 2 near the Ocean County airpark, Lacey police said. He was the only person aboard the plane. Authorities discovered the crash while investigating what grew into an 831-acre wildfire that broke out in the area of Dover and West Lacey roads shortly before midnight Saturday, As firefighters responded to the blaze Sunday, the plane was found, Lacey police said. T…
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Israeli Helicopter Pilot Killed In NJ Crash (
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Authorities have identified the 44-year-old pilot killed in a helicopter crash on Thursday, Aug. 31. Josef Yitzhak of Israel died in the crash, South Brunswick police said. "We worked with Israeli Consul and Israeli police overnight to notify his family," police said on Twitter. Police Chief Raymond Hayducka extends his deepest sympathy to the pilot's family. The pilot's Robinson R22 copter went down in a South Brunswick canal near Princeton at 3:15 p.m., the FAA said. Tragedy - At 3:27pm a single-engine Robinson R22 crashed in woods and a stream off Lakeview Avenue. The pilot was…
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NJ Mom Killed, PA Daughter Burned In Plane Crash Were Fulfilling Life-Long Flying Dream
A New Jersey woman was killed and two others injured after it crashed in a residential area of Long Island. Roma Gupta, 63, of Whitehouse Station in Hunterdon County, died, while her daughter, Reeva Gupta, 33, of Delaware County, PA, remains in critical condition following the crash in North Lindenhurst Sunday, March 5. The plane’s pilot, New York City resident Fayzul Chowdhury, 23, of the Bronx, also remains in critical condition at Stony Brook University Hospital. More than $107,000 had been raised on a GoFundMe campaign for the Gupta family as of Tuesday, March 7. According to the…
Obituaries
Workers Killed By Train On Bridge Connecting NJ, PA Identified
A pair of workers who were struck and killed by a train on the Benjamin Franklin Bridge connecting New Jersey and Pennsylvania last week have been identified by colleagues. Donato G. Fiocca, 53, and Victor R. Martins, 55, were working on the bridge when they were fatally struck in Camden around 9:20 p.m. Friday, Oct. 14. Both men were members of the Cement Masons and Plasterers' Local 592, Fiocca for 25 years and Martins for 8. Fiocca and Martins were apparently working on a track that should've been out of service for concrete work, PennLive reports citing the National Transport…
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Witnesses Detail 'Unusual' Takeoff Before Plane Crash That Killed NJ Dad-Son Pilot Duo
The engine of a plane that crashed killing a father and son pilot duo last month sounded unusual during takeoff on the New Jersey runway, according to a federal report. The Champion Aeronca 7AC, in fact, was "substantially damaged" in the crash that killed pilot Kristofer Noone, 24, of Pennsauken and his dad, John Noone III, 67, of Elmer, just before 2 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 19, the National Transportation Safety Board report says. Witnesses told federal investigators that the plane sounded unusual as it left the end of runway 18 at Bucks Airport in Upper Deerfield Towns…
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Young Pilot, Dad ID'd As Victims Killed In NJ Plane Crash
A 24-year-old commercial airlines pilot and his dad were identified as the victims killed in a small plane crash in South Jersey Monday, Sept. 19. John Noone III, 67, of Elmer, and his son, Kristofer Noone, of Pennsauken — who was operating the plane — were pronounced dead at the scene in Upper Deerfield after the afternoon crash, according to New Jersey State Police and the FAA. The Champion Aeronca 7AC fixed-wing, single-engine plane they had departed from Bucks Airport in went down in a residential yard on Parvin Mill Road around 2:15 p.m., officials previously said. There are no…
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2 Dead In NJ Small Plane Crash
Two men were killed in a small plane crash in a Cumberland County yard Monday, Sept. 19, according to various news reports, authorities said. The single-engine Champion Aeronca 7AC crashed in a Parvin Mill Road yard in Upper Deerfield Township around 1:50 p.m., according to the FAA and New Jersey State Police Sgt. Alejandro Goez. The crash occurred right outside of Bucks Airport. Small plane crash (Courtesy 6ABC Action News)6 ABC Action News The circumstances leading up to the crash were not immediately known. The FAA and the National Transportation Safety Board will investigate. The…
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Bucknell Grad, 23, Dead After Mysterious Mid-Air Fall/Jump From Plane
Police were trying to piece together if a 23-year-old Bucknell University graduate jumped or fell out of a plane moments before it made an emergency landing with the pilot on board. Charles Crooks — who was not wearing a parachute — was found in trees in the backyard of a North Carolina home about 30 miles south of Raleigh-Durham International Airport, around 7 p.m. Friday, July 29, the New York Post reports. Police believe he either jumped or fell approximately 3,500 feet out of the 10-person plane. It was unclear how he died. The plane had lost its right wheel when it crash landed at the…
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Pilot, 70, Killed As Glider Plane Crashes In North Jersey
The 70-year-old pilot of a glider plane was killed as the aircraft flipped and crashed into a field in North Jersey, authorities confirmed. Officers responding to the crash report near the Blairstown Airport saw the glider plane upside down in a grassy area near the airport just before 3 p.m. on Sunday, May 15, the Blairstown Township Police Department said in a Monday release. An off-duty police officer worked with bystanders to remove the pilot from the plane and begin CPR as the Blairstown Ambulance Corps and Blairstown Hose Company were called to the scene. Efforts to revive the pilot …
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Pilot, Flight Instructor Unscathed In Jersey Shore Plane Crash: Report
Two people walked away unscathed after his plane crashed on the Jersey Shore Sunday, May 1, as first reported by the Lakewood Scoop. The single-engine Cessna 172 crashed at Ocean County Airport in Bayville around 6 p.m., the FAA said in a release. The aircraft had departed from Old Bridge Airport in Englishtown. The occupants were a pilot and flight instructor, the Asbury Park Press reports. The FAA and the National Transportation Safety Board will investigate. At the scene.The Lakewood Scoop (with permission) Click here for more photos from The Lakewood Scoop.
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Pilot In Fiery Residential NJ Crash Climbed Out Of Cockpit, Waited For First Responders: Report
The pilot of a small plane that crashed in a residential New Jersey town on Monday, April 4, climbed out of the cockpit and stood on the street, waiting on first responders, NJ Advance Media reports. The 53-year-old pilot from North Carolina was treated for minor injuries and released from the hospital as of Tuesday, April 5, the outlet says citing local police. The single-engine Mooney M20M went down in a yard at the corner of Griesheimer and Main streets in Manville around 1 p.m. The crash-landing location is just north of Central Jersey Regional Airport, the FAA said. Posted by Ma…
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Small Plane Crash Lands In Somerset County
A small plane crashed outside of a home in Somerset County Monday, April 4. The single-engine Mooney M20M went down in a yard at the corner of Griesheimer and Main streets in Manville around 1 p.m. The crash-landing location is just north of Central Jersey Regional Airport, the FAA said. The number of people on board was not known as of 3:15 p.m. The FAA and the National Transportation Safety Board will investigate. The NTSB will be in charge of the investigation and will provide additional updates.
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Pilot Killed In Perkasie Plane Crash ID'd By Family Friend: Report
One of two victims killed in a fiery plane crash has been identified as a local dad, 6abc reports. Brian Filippini, of Philadelphia, died when the plane he reportedly owned went down near Victoria and Brittany Lanes in Perkasie around 5 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 24, the outlet reports. While Filippini's identity has been confirmed by a family member, the identity of the second victim remains unknown. Filippini most recently worked as the President of Concord Management Group International and earned a bachelor's degree in business from The Ohio State University in 1989, according to his Linked…
Police & Fire
Doorbell Footage Captures Deadly Perkasie Plane Crash
A fiery plane crash that left one person dead was captured on a Bucks County, PA resident's doorbell camera Thursday, Feb. 24 (scroll for video). The small plane left Doylestown Airport and was en route to Gunden Airport in Perkasie when it went down near Victoria and Brittany Lanes in Perkasie, according to the Federal Aviation Administration. The plane struck a vehicle before bursting into flames around 5 p.m. The pilot was the sole occupant, The doorbell footage was shared by local resident Catherine LaPate, according to Fox29. #PerkasieDoorbell video camera captured the fiery pla…
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Medical Helicopter Carrying Baby Crashes In Upper Darby
A medical helicopter heading to Philadelphia from Maryland crashed Tuesday in Delaware County, according to sources and developing news reports. A mom and baby were among the four occupants onboard the Eurocopter EC135 that crashed outside of the Drexel Hill United Methodist Church on Burmont Road near School Lane around at 12:55 p.m., according to the FAA and Daily Voice sources. All were able to self-extricate, but the pilot suffered the most serious injuries, CBS reports. A medical helicopter crashed next to my house today. Everyone survived including a baby who was being transferr…
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